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Cephalanthera
Sign in to saveCephalanthera, abbreviated Ceph in horticultural trade, is a genus of mostly terrestrial orchids. Members of this genus have rhizomes rather than tubers. About 15 species are currently recognized, most of them native to Europe and Asia. The only species found in the wild in North America is Cephalanthera austiniae, the phantom orchid or snow orchid. Ecologically, this species is partially myco-heterotrophic. Some of the Eurasian species hybridise.
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Cephalanthera is a genus within the plant kingdom, specifically classified in the phylum Tracheophyta, class Liliopsida, and order Asparagales. It belongs to the family Orchidaceae. The genus is also referred to by the Chinese names 頭蕊蘭屬, 黃蘭屬, 金蘭屬, and 肖頭蕊蘭屬.
This group comprises approximately 15 species native to Europe, Asia, and North America. Records of the genus have been documented in China, Japan, TüRkiye, France, and Afghanistan.
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyOrchidaceae
頭蕊蘭屬（学名：Cephalanthera），又名黃蘭屬、金蘭屬、肖頭蕊蘭屬，是蘭科植物的一個分支。頭蕊蘭屬約有15種，原產於歐洲、亞洲及北美洲。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 142
- With media
- 108
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Collections
- US, AMES, GH, A, MO, CAS
- Recorded in
- China, Japan, TüRkiye, France, Afghanistan, Switzerland, United States, Turkey
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- 头蕊兰属
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- Category:Cephalanthera
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- has fruit type
- capsule
- taxonomic type
- Cephalanthera damasonium
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Cephalanthera, abbreviated Ceph in horticultural trade, is a genus of mostly terrestrial orchids. Members of this genus have rhizomes rather than tubers. About 15 species are currently recognized, most of them native to Europe and Asia. The only species found in the wild in North America is Cephalanthera austiniae, the phantom orchid or snow orchid. Ecologically, this species is partially myco-heterotrophic. Some of the Eurasian species hybridise.
Several of the European species have common names including the word "helleborine", though orchids in other genera are also called helleborines. In addition to those listed here, very large numbers of other specific names will be found in the older literature, but these are almost all synonyms for the best known species such as C. longifolia or C. damasonium, the European white helleborine.
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